POETRY INTO SONG - PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS OF LIEDER

When Franz Schubert put Goethe's poem "Gretchen am Spinnrade" to music in 1814, he created a musical form that has captivated audiences ever since. In 'Poetry into Song', Deborah Stein and Robert Spillman challenge readers to seek a richer, more imaginative understanding of Lied - the nineteenth-century German art song. Written for students of voice, piano, and theory and for all singers and accompanists, 'Poetry into Song' establishes a framework for the analysis of song based on a process of performing, listening, analyzing, and performing again.